BARKHAMSTED -- The Board of Education has scheduled a meeting for 6 p.m. March 4 in the Barkhamsted School cafeteria to discuss the possibility of implementing full-day kindergarten next fall. The public is invited to participate.

School Superintendent Jeffrey N. Linton said parents are demanding it. School staff and administrators will present information on full-day programs and the implementation of the Common Core standards, which is a nationwide effort to unify diverse curricula from state to state.

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